Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Part I Introduction to the Green Economy in China -- Green Economy and Its Implementation in China -- When Yin and Yang Are Mismatched - A View of World Ecological Issues from Traditional Chinese Philosophy -- Notes -- The Significance for China of the Factor Five Concept -- Notes -- On the Development of Green Economy -- Part II Government Policies of Green Economy -- Lessons from Experience - Recommendations for Government Policymakers -- Experiences and Lessons from China's Early Practice in Environmental Performance Assessment -- References -- Government Policies to Promote Energy Conservation and the Year's Overview of Energy Conservation -- Thoughts and Policy Recommendations on Green Economy Development -- Notes -- Part III Green Economy and Industries -- The Challenge of Industrial Ecology for a Sustainable Economy in China -- Notes -- References -- Ecological Development in China -- Note -- Leverage Points for the Great Transition in the Field of Economy -- Study on Industry Energy Saving in China's Economic Transformation -- Notes -- Sustainable Construction Issues in China -- Towards a Green Economy in the Yangtze Delta, China -- Notes -- References -- Food Safety Issues in China -- Notes -- To Meet the Challenges of Low Carbon and Environmental Protection Faced by the Chinese Foreign Trade -- References -- Part IV Value and Challenges of Water Resources -- China's Water Resource Challenges: Parallel Approaches in Alberta, Canada -- Notes -- References -- Studies on the Value of Water Resources in China: The Case of Tianjin -- References -- Part V Renewable Energy in China -- Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in China in the Context of the 11th and 12th Five- Year Plans -- Notes -- References -- The Total Life Cycle Cost Model for Electric Power Stations -- Notes.

Three Rural Issues and Renewable Energy -- Notes -- Part VI International Comparison and Cooperation on Environmental Issues -- China and America's Contrasting Responses to Climate Change -- China's Environmental Challenges: The Role of International Collaboration -- Notes -- References -- Green Economy: A Solution for the Dual Environmental and Financial Crisis? Lessons from the West -- China and Germany: Partners in Green Development -- Part VII Future of the Green Economy in China -- Sustainable Development Is the Key to the Future -- Notes -- References -- The Road to a Green Economy in China -- Notes -- References -- Ascending Jin Shan Together: Standing Higher, Looking Far, We Can Achieve a Green Economy and More -- References -- Index.